Women from the D.C., Texas, and Alabama bar associations shared some of their more successful programs in a lively panel discussion...

Recognizing that women communicate differently than men, communications seminars are ...very popular. Dr. Ellen Ostrow, [an executive and career coach for lawyers], lead a seminar in Birmingham entitled Success in the Business of Law: Marketing and Management for the New Millennium. The focus of the seminar was to maximize marketing efforts with minimal time. Topics included (1) a dozen marketing tips for the time-starved lawyer; (2) take control of your career: how to develop a marketing strategy and how to market effectively; and (3) how firms can help their attorneys and how you can help yourself.